Dilia de Lagané
Coordinates: 15 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ N , 12 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ E
The Dilia de Lagané , also known locally as Dilia , is an almost linear valley in the Zinder and Diffa regions in the southeast of the West African state of Niger .
location
It extends over a length of around 200 km from the Termit massif in a south-easterly direction through the Manga landscape to the former lakeshore of the Mega Lake Chad and led a river in the humid phases of the Chad basin . This can still be seen today from the funnel-shaped valley exit in the desert valley near the city of N'Guigmi .
The valley is only sparsely populated, there is only one larger town in this area, Termit-Karaboul in the north-western sector of the valley. The Dilia de Lagané was probably created by a rift valley .
climate
Today's climate is arid , with only 200 mm of precipitation per year. The vegetation has adapted to this climate. In the northern sections it is dominated by the vegetation zone of the Sahara , in the middle sections by the grass and shrub savannah south of the Sahara. In the south, in the plain of Lake Chad , the acacia savannah of the Sahel begins .
fauna
The avifauna is believed to have a population of 50,000 to 100,000 birds. To live in this area of Fuchs falcon ( Falco alopex ), the Arabian Bustard ( Ardeotis arabs ), the Nubiertrappe ( Neotis nuba ), the African Collared Dove ( Streptopelia roseogrisea ), the Pharaoh Eagle-Owl ( Bubo ascalaphus ), the Golden Nightjar ( Caprimulgus eximius ), the yellow-breasted barbet ( Trachyphonus margaritatus ), the desert Specht ( Dendropicos elachus ) which Wastewander Lerche ( Alaemon alaudipes ) which Sperling bird ( Eremalauda dunni ) which Schuppenkopfprinie ( Spiloptila clamans ), the babblers ( Turdoides fulva ), the Star ( Lamprotornis pulcher ), the Rußheckensänger ( Cercotrichas podobe ), the desert sparrow ( Passer simplex ) and the brown-backed gold sparrow ( Passer luteus ). BirdLife International names the Dilia de Lagané as an important bird area ( Important Bird Area ).
The Niger authorities have been issuing special hunting licenses for this area since 1996, which particularly affects the bustard population .
Web links
- Dilia de Lagané on the BirdLife International website